A/N: Yeah my longest chappy yet! Eight pages and seventeen lines...aren't you
proud of me? *Pouts* Well if you're not you have issues!
Disclaimer: See previous chapter for disclaimer.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep... I lifted up my arms and fumbled on the nightstand until I found my new alarm clock. I pressed the button to make the beeping stop and then I got up slowly my mind protesting that I hadn't gotten nearly enough sleep. I took a quick cool shower and then got dressed in what I hoped were clothes that would look cool but not have people (ok boys) look at me in a way I didn't want them to-especially Dragon. I grabbed my bag (which I had packed last night) and the papers I needed and headed down to the kitchen. I ate some oatmeal then took the lunch Lucy gave me and walked down to the garage feeling excited and nervous. I dumped my stuff into the passenger seat and started the car. About ten minutes later I sat the parking lot of my new school. I couldn't decide to get out of the car or to start it again and drive back to Taber's house. I got out of the car five minutes later when I spotted Nelle and Lynx.
"Hi Angel." Nelle said as soon as she saw me but Lynx seemed preoccupied looking for some one.
"He should have parked the car by now! Where is he? I need the keys." She muttered under her breath.
"Hi Nelle. Hi Lynx."
"Hi Angel. Where the Hell is Dragon? I want the bloody keys."
"Twins." Nelle scoffed. I was slightly shocked. Lynx and Dragon, twins? There is no way in Hell I thought, ahh but then there was also no way in Hell a few weeks ago for Vampires to exist. I heard footsteps behind me but ignored them until they stopped just behind me.
"Finally! Let me have they keys." Lynx said impatiently. Dragon moved into my peripheral vision and gave Lynx the keys. "Don't forget to ask Run for a ride home I have to work. Well I promised Mr. Dacy I'd see him about my paper before school. See ya later guys." Lynx hurried off leaving me with Nelle and Dragon.
"I swear sometimes it's like she's mom in disguise." Dragon said annoyed at his twin.
"Hey, at least she doesn't hate you like my older sis. She still got watcha-call-it? 'New baby syndrome.'" I cracked a smile at that.
"I think silent treatment would be better than constant teasing."
"Sure, Dragon, sure. Oh, Angel, what's your schedule?" I pulled a piece of paper from my pocket and gave it to her. Dragon moved to stand behind her and read over her shoulder. Nelle smiled broadly at me as she handed me schedule. "You've got Latin with me, Dream and a couple of the others. It's great we do our work out of the book and ignore Mrs. Boring's lectures the rest of the time. It's a major snooze fest but at least you'll begin to understand what the Hell Dream is saying. You've got chorus/band with Safire, Spacey, Devil and Micheal. You haven't met him yet have you? You have advanced math with-"Dragon cut her off smiling at me in a way that made me wish I'd driven back to Taber's house when I'd had the chance.
"With me. Theo chem. after that. Tomorrow you have last period study hall with me."
"As I was saying." Nelle said rolling her eyes. "You don't have advanced math with anybody but Dragon and Theo chem. he's smarter than he looks. You have History with a few of us that you don't know. Then you have Language Arts with um, just Jade I think. Then gym and sometimes that changes so I dunno who you've got that with then you have last period study hall, lucky!"
"Three...Two...One!" Dragon counted down, at 'one' the bell rang.
"Come on. We get attendance in Latin." Nelle linked her arm in mine and hurried me off at a fast pace weaving through the throng of people in the hallway. We saw several people who said hi to us and many others who gave us-me especially an odd look. We walked into a classroom and sat.
(A/N: We all know what high-school and elementary school and what-not is like so I'm going to skip classes unless there is something important happens. Also this way I can make up imaginary assignments as I go along and not have to worry about making sure their in a previous chapter.)
Later...
Stupid locker. I did the right buggering combo now open!
"The lockers despise all students." Jade said as he and Devin walked up to me at the end of the day. "You just have to show them who's boss." He slammed his fist into my locker and it popped open. Devin laughed shaking his head.
"You sound like a corny movie, Jade. Hi, Angel, how was your day?"
"Well besides having a locker that apparently despises me," As I said this I glanced at Jade. "It was ok."
"Well I have to go but I'll see you tomorrow." Devin said glancing at his watch. Devin and Jade walked away in the direction they had come. I dumped the stuff I wouldn't need tonight in my locker then headed out to my car. I pulled out my key and fumbled with the lock.
"Boo!" A voice said softly very close to my ear. I spun around a little to fast and almost fell but the person caught me. I looked up and stared into black-on-black eyes. I tried to pull away from Taber but he held fast.
"In case you hadn't already figured this out; I don't like this little 'game' you play so let me go!" I hissed at him. He let me go abruptly and stepped away from me. I stumbled but regained my balance. I pretended to fix my hair then leaned against the car with my arms crossed and glared at him. Taber glared back and I ducked my head to avoid his gaze.
"Aren't you going to ask why I'm here?" he asked taking a step towards me.
"Sure. Why are you here disturbing my not so mortal life?" He smiled.
"You need to deliver a message for me."
"I have homework to do." I said in a bored tone looking down at a piece of broken glass on the tar of the parking lot. Taber took another step foreword and grabbed my chin forcing me to look at him.
"I can make you do it or you can do it of your own free will." He let go of me and took a step back. "Your choice." He said taking another step back.
"Fine. What's the message and who am I taking it to?"
"A Vampiress named Risika. I'll bring you to where she lives then I'm leaving when you've delivered your message I'll come get you ok?"
"Why can't you just talk to her yourself?" I asked tapping my foot on the ground impatiently.
"She doesn't like me very much and would kill me if she got a chance." He smiled ruefully and continued. "But I think that she'll like my proposition." I frowned worriedly.
"And I suppose there's a reason she won't kill me, since I come from you?"
"She won't she has to much compassion for innocent mortals. Tell her that I want her help in getting rid of Gabriel and his precious Raven."
"Fine I'll tell her."
"Good." He said grabbing my wrist. He let me go and disappeared only then did I realize I stood out side a large Victorian house in what looked like Concorde Mass. I shivered because I wasn't dressed for the slightly chilly weather here. I walked up to the front of the house and feeling very stupid wrung the bell. The door opened almost instantly and a lady who actually didn't look much older than me stood there. She had tiger stripped hair a very pale complexion and the same black-on-black eyes as Taber had. This was Risika.
"Hello Risika." I said and as soon as the words were out of my mouth she gestured me inside. She led me into a parlor and bid me to sit.
"And how would a mortal come to know who and what I am?" She mused.
"I come with a message for you."
"You're a blood-bonded servant then. Who's your Master?" She asked me appearing to study a painting on the wall.
"Taber." She turned toward me again her eyes narrowed.
"Do you want me to kill him for you?" She asked seriously.
"All I need is an excuse."
"Err-"She sighed.
"I thought so, your all like that you know." She said absently not looking at me again as though to look upon me would hurt her eyes.
"Like what?"
"Loyal to your Masters'."
"I would kill him if-"
"No listen. You wouldn't. You would protect him even if it were your life or his. It just the way things are and you'll have to live with it." I sat hearing the truth I her words even though I did not like it. "How old are you child?"
"Sixteen." She shook her head though I didn't know why.
"What has Taber to say anyway? That's why you're here. Mmmm? To give me a message from Taber?"
"He wants you to help him get rid of Gabriel and his precious Raven." She smiled.
"Ah. Is that it then? He wants to talk with me. Tell him...Tell him to meet me at Ambrosia in oh say an hour." She gestured for me to get up and she led me back to the door. I was walking down the steps when she said almost as an after thought. "Tell him that if he really wants my help he'll bring you with him to Ambrosia. Remember!" I heard the door close. I walked out to the road and looked around for Taber. He stepped out of the shadows of a fence and grabbed my wrist and we appeared inside his room in his house. He sat down on his bed pulling me with him but as soon as he let go of me I scrambled up and away from him. I leaned against a wall and crossed my arms over my chest. He rolled his eyes at me an amused smile playing on his lips.
"What did she say?"
"She said she wants to meet and talk with you in an hour at Ambrosia," I told him.
"Ok. What else did she say?"
"She said that if you were serious about wanting her help you'd bring me with you." He cursed. Then bit his lip and stared at a random place on the wall.
"She's testing me. What else did she say ask about exactly what else?"
"This would be one of those times where it would be ok to read my mind." I tried not to flinch as he examined my conversation with Risika.
"I don't know. I don't know what she wants me to do. Bring you with me or not?" He sat staring at the wall for a long time. Finally he sighed and spoke. "Come here." I complied. I went and sat near him but not so near him as it would make me uncomfortable and not so far away that he would repeat his command. He turned to face me. "I'm going to bring you with me." He took my hand and I let him. He held my fingers and brought them up to his face. He brushed my fingers along his cheek then suddenly almost savagely he scratched three deep gouges in his cheek. He dropped my hand and I watched fascinated as the wounds healed almost instantaneously but the scars remained marring his features. I examined my fingernails almost nervously. "There now that your safe we better get going." He grasped my wrist again and now we stood on a New York City street out side a café.
"How am I safe now just because I scratched you?" I asked confused. He stopped walking toward the door of the café and turned around.
"Blood right." He said simply then added. "It's the only law that all Vampires abide by." He walked back to me and put his arm around my waist. I moved as if to get away from him but he held his arm around me a little tighter. "Don't. It's a Vampire thing you see we have very bad manners we like to play with our food."
"You're not drawing my blood again." I told him my voice firm.
"I won't but just play along will you?" I put my arm around his waist and leaned my head against his shoulder. We walked our strides matched, into the café, Ambrosia. Risika sat on the bar much to the disgust of the bar tender. Risika waved at us as though she was happy to see us. Or maybe she was? I didn't know.
"Hello, Taber. I see you brought your pet like I asked." She tilted her head to the side regarding me. She hopped down off the bar then walked over to a booth and dropped onto one of the seats. Me and Taber sat in the other our arms still around each other. "Did you want something to drink, Taber?" She asked. He shook his head. "How about you Leah? You've probably never-"
"That's not her name, Risika." Taber said cutting her off.
"Really? So what should I call her hmmm? Azure?" Taber shook his head. "No not Azure. Angel then. Is that what you call her Taber, Angel?"
"I haven't got time for your incessant games Risika." Taber said curtly.
"You've confused me with Jagar, Taber. I don't play games I only wanted to know if either of you wanted a drink. Which reminds me you cut me off before I could ask your pet if she wanted a drink?" I glanced at Taber.
"She doesn't. Shall we get on with the business at hand?"
"Ah yes that. You want my help in eliminating Gabriel and his Raven." Taber nodded. "My question as always is what do I get in return for helping you?" Taber obviously hadn't thought of that but before he could say as much she spoke again. "Very clever that." Risika said pointing at the scars on his cheek then at the blood under my fingernails. "Well, Taber, I am waiting. What do you offer in return?"
"What do you want, Risika?" She smiled as though she'd just won a prize.
"That depends on what you mean. I want to kill you, but you already know that. I want to fight Jagar but he refuses. I want to see Seite but he's never around. Ah but you mean for my fee do you not?"
"What else could I mean when I certainly could not give you any of those other things?"
"What do you think little pet? What do you think I deserve for helping your Master?"
"I-"
"I hardly think Angel is capable of giving you a useful answer." He said challenging Risika with a look.
"Oh, I concur Taber, I think what she has to say will be at least amusing. Well little pet what say you?"
"I am not his pet." I said angrily.
"Really?" Risika said mockingly.
"Really. As for what you deserve for helping him depends highly on weather or not you are going to kill Gabriel and Raven."
"Oh?" She asked eyebrows raised in question.
"If you're going to kill them you could always take their blood to do it. Right? I mean taking the blood of another Vampire makes you stronger right?" Risika smiled lazily.
"What do you know Taber? Your little pet has a brain in her head. I think that that will do nicely for my prize. I get to drink Gabriel's blood for my fee. Or do you not like an idea that would make me strong enough to crush you?"
"It's fine. Now if we are all settled on your fee? We need to go but I'll be in touch." He stood up dragging me with him with out waiting for her answer. We walked arms around each other still until we were out side and only then did he curse loudly and vividly. "You!" He said in an intense whisper after his stream of profanity had stopped.
"What?" I snapped irritated.
"What? What indeed? You've signed my death warrant is what." He said his intense whisper becoming almost frantic.
"Am I confused or did you just imply that you are a walking corpse?" I asked him sarcastically. He moved so quickly so suddenly that one moment I stood feet away from him and the next his hands were crushing my shoulders as he shook me.
"You. Told. Her. She. Could. Drink. From. Gabriel." He said punctuating each word by shaking me. "Do. You. Know. What. That. Means?"
"You're hurting me." I said my voice coming out in a bare whisper. He pushed me away from him disgusted with me. But he pushed me to hard and I fell-hard-to the ground. An instant later he had picked me up and was cradling me against his chest saying over and over that he was sorry. I could feel him walking now though I didn't look up from where my head was buried in his chest. He laid me down gently and a minute later I felt myself sliding into sleep.
A/N: Yes Risika is way OOC but I'm not Amelia and y'all must remember this alright? For my purposes Raven is not a Vampire. Review or Flame! (-^_^-)
O.K. This note is in reguards to my beta. (And some of you too though I'm not going to name names!) I am not ignoring the facts from the books. Got it? Amelia has never written about blood-bonds so there fore I can make up stuff about them as I go along which suits me just fine. If it bothers you so much why not stop reading this?
Disclaimer: See previous chapter for disclaimer.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep... I lifted up my arms and fumbled on the nightstand until I found my new alarm clock. I pressed the button to make the beeping stop and then I got up slowly my mind protesting that I hadn't gotten nearly enough sleep. I took a quick cool shower and then got dressed in what I hoped were clothes that would look cool but not have people (ok boys) look at me in a way I didn't want them to-especially Dragon. I grabbed my bag (which I had packed last night) and the papers I needed and headed down to the kitchen. I ate some oatmeal then took the lunch Lucy gave me and walked down to the garage feeling excited and nervous. I dumped my stuff into the passenger seat and started the car. About ten minutes later I sat the parking lot of my new school. I couldn't decide to get out of the car or to start it again and drive back to Taber's house. I got out of the car five minutes later when I spotted Nelle and Lynx.
"Hi Angel." Nelle said as soon as she saw me but Lynx seemed preoccupied looking for some one.
"He should have parked the car by now! Where is he? I need the keys." She muttered under her breath.
"Hi Nelle. Hi Lynx."
"Hi Angel. Where the Hell is Dragon? I want the bloody keys."
"Twins." Nelle scoffed. I was slightly shocked. Lynx and Dragon, twins? There is no way in Hell I thought, ahh but then there was also no way in Hell a few weeks ago for Vampires to exist. I heard footsteps behind me but ignored them until they stopped just behind me.
"Finally! Let me have they keys." Lynx said impatiently. Dragon moved into my peripheral vision and gave Lynx the keys. "Don't forget to ask Run for a ride home I have to work. Well I promised Mr. Dacy I'd see him about my paper before school. See ya later guys." Lynx hurried off leaving me with Nelle and Dragon.
"I swear sometimes it's like she's mom in disguise." Dragon said annoyed at his twin.
"Hey, at least she doesn't hate you like my older sis. She still got watcha-call-it? 'New baby syndrome.'" I cracked a smile at that.
"I think silent treatment would be better than constant teasing."
"Sure, Dragon, sure. Oh, Angel, what's your schedule?" I pulled a piece of paper from my pocket and gave it to her. Dragon moved to stand behind her and read over her shoulder. Nelle smiled broadly at me as she handed me schedule. "You've got Latin with me, Dream and a couple of the others. It's great we do our work out of the book and ignore Mrs. Boring's lectures the rest of the time. It's a major snooze fest but at least you'll begin to understand what the Hell Dream is saying. You've got chorus/band with Safire, Spacey, Devil and Micheal. You haven't met him yet have you? You have advanced math with-"Dragon cut her off smiling at me in a way that made me wish I'd driven back to Taber's house when I'd had the chance.
"With me. Theo chem. after that. Tomorrow you have last period study hall with me."
"As I was saying." Nelle said rolling her eyes. "You don't have advanced math with anybody but Dragon and Theo chem. he's smarter than he looks. You have History with a few of us that you don't know. Then you have Language Arts with um, just Jade I think. Then gym and sometimes that changes so I dunno who you've got that with then you have last period study hall, lucky!"
"Three...Two...One!" Dragon counted down, at 'one' the bell rang.
"Come on. We get attendance in Latin." Nelle linked her arm in mine and hurried me off at a fast pace weaving through the throng of people in the hallway. We saw several people who said hi to us and many others who gave us-me especially an odd look. We walked into a classroom and sat.
(A/N: We all know what high-school and elementary school and what-not is like so I'm going to skip classes unless there is something important happens. Also this way I can make up imaginary assignments as I go along and not have to worry about making sure their in a previous chapter.)
Later...
Stupid locker. I did the right buggering combo now open!
"The lockers despise all students." Jade said as he and Devin walked up to me at the end of the day. "You just have to show them who's boss." He slammed his fist into my locker and it popped open. Devin laughed shaking his head.
"You sound like a corny movie, Jade. Hi, Angel, how was your day?"
"Well besides having a locker that apparently despises me," As I said this I glanced at Jade. "It was ok."
"Well I have to go but I'll see you tomorrow." Devin said glancing at his watch. Devin and Jade walked away in the direction they had come. I dumped the stuff I wouldn't need tonight in my locker then headed out to my car. I pulled out my key and fumbled with the lock.
"Boo!" A voice said softly very close to my ear. I spun around a little to fast and almost fell but the person caught me. I looked up and stared into black-on-black eyes. I tried to pull away from Taber but he held fast.
"In case you hadn't already figured this out; I don't like this little 'game' you play so let me go!" I hissed at him. He let me go abruptly and stepped away from me. I stumbled but regained my balance. I pretended to fix my hair then leaned against the car with my arms crossed and glared at him. Taber glared back and I ducked my head to avoid his gaze.
"Aren't you going to ask why I'm here?" he asked taking a step towards me.
"Sure. Why are you here disturbing my not so mortal life?" He smiled.
"You need to deliver a message for me."
"I have homework to do." I said in a bored tone looking down at a piece of broken glass on the tar of the parking lot. Taber took another step foreword and grabbed my chin forcing me to look at him.
"I can make you do it or you can do it of your own free will." He let go of me and took a step back. "Your choice." He said taking another step back.
"Fine. What's the message and who am I taking it to?"
"A Vampiress named Risika. I'll bring you to where she lives then I'm leaving when you've delivered your message I'll come get you ok?"
"Why can't you just talk to her yourself?" I asked tapping my foot on the ground impatiently.
"She doesn't like me very much and would kill me if she got a chance." He smiled ruefully and continued. "But I think that she'll like my proposition." I frowned worriedly.
"And I suppose there's a reason she won't kill me, since I come from you?"
"She won't she has to much compassion for innocent mortals. Tell her that I want her help in getting rid of Gabriel and his precious Raven."
"Fine I'll tell her."
"Good." He said grabbing my wrist. He let me go and disappeared only then did I realize I stood out side a large Victorian house in what looked like Concorde Mass. I shivered because I wasn't dressed for the slightly chilly weather here. I walked up to the front of the house and feeling very stupid wrung the bell. The door opened almost instantly and a lady who actually didn't look much older than me stood there. She had tiger stripped hair a very pale complexion and the same black-on-black eyes as Taber had. This was Risika.
"Hello Risika." I said and as soon as the words were out of my mouth she gestured me inside. She led me into a parlor and bid me to sit.
"And how would a mortal come to know who and what I am?" She mused.
"I come with a message for you."
"You're a blood-bonded servant then. Who's your Master?" She asked me appearing to study a painting on the wall.
"Taber." She turned toward me again her eyes narrowed.
"Do you want me to kill him for you?" She asked seriously.
"All I need is an excuse."
"Err-"She sighed.
"I thought so, your all like that you know." She said absently not looking at me again as though to look upon me would hurt her eyes.
"Like what?"
"Loyal to your Masters'."
"I would kill him if-"
"No listen. You wouldn't. You would protect him even if it were your life or his. It just the way things are and you'll have to live with it." I sat hearing the truth I her words even though I did not like it. "How old are you child?"
"Sixteen." She shook her head though I didn't know why.
"What has Taber to say anyway? That's why you're here. Mmmm? To give me a message from Taber?"
"He wants you to help him get rid of Gabriel and his precious Raven." She smiled.
"Ah. Is that it then? He wants to talk with me. Tell him...Tell him to meet me at Ambrosia in oh say an hour." She gestured for me to get up and she led me back to the door. I was walking down the steps when she said almost as an after thought. "Tell him that if he really wants my help he'll bring you with him to Ambrosia. Remember!" I heard the door close. I walked out to the road and looked around for Taber. He stepped out of the shadows of a fence and grabbed my wrist and we appeared inside his room in his house. He sat down on his bed pulling me with him but as soon as he let go of me I scrambled up and away from him. I leaned against a wall and crossed my arms over my chest. He rolled his eyes at me an amused smile playing on his lips.
"What did she say?"
"She said she wants to meet and talk with you in an hour at Ambrosia," I told him.
"Ok. What else did she say?"
"She said that if you were serious about wanting her help you'd bring me with you." He cursed. Then bit his lip and stared at a random place on the wall.
"She's testing me. What else did she say ask about exactly what else?"
"This would be one of those times where it would be ok to read my mind." I tried not to flinch as he examined my conversation with Risika.
"I don't know. I don't know what she wants me to do. Bring you with me or not?" He sat staring at the wall for a long time. Finally he sighed and spoke. "Come here." I complied. I went and sat near him but not so near him as it would make me uncomfortable and not so far away that he would repeat his command. He turned to face me. "I'm going to bring you with me." He took my hand and I let him. He held my fingers and brought them up to his face. He brushed my fingers along his cheek then suddenly almost savagely he scratched three deep gouges in his cheek. He dropped my hand and I watched fascinated as the wounds healed almost instantaneously but the scars remained marring his features. I examined my fingernails almost nervously. "There now that your safe we better get going." He grasped my wrist again and now we stood on a New York City street out side a café.
"How am I safe now just because I scratched you?" I asked confused. He stopped walking toward the door of the café and turned around.
"Blood right." He said simply then added. "It's the only law that all Vampires abide by." He walked back to me and put his arm around my waist. I moved as if to get away from him but he held his arm around me a little tighter. "Don't. It's a Vampire thing you see we have very bad manners we like to play with our food."
"You're not drawing my blood again." I told him my voice firm.
"I won't but just play along will you?" I put my arm around his waist and leaned my head against his shoulder. We walked our strides matched, into the café, Ambrosia. Risika sat on the bar much to the disgust of the bar tender. Risika waved at us as though she was happy to see us. Or maybe she was? I didn't know.
"Hello, Taber. I see you brought your pet like I asked." She tilted her head to the side regarding me. She hopped down off the bar then walked over to a booth and dropped onto one of the seats. Me and Taber sat in the other our arms still around each other. "Did you want something to drink, Taber?" She asked. He shook his head. "How about you Leah? You've probably never-"
"That's not her name, Risika." Taber said cutting her off.
"Really? So what should I call her hmmm? Azure?" Taber shook his head. "No not Azure. Angel then. Is that what you call her Taber, Angel?"
"I haven't got time for your incessant games Risika." Taber said curtly.
"You've confused me with Jagar, Taber. I don't play games I only wanted to know if either of you wanted a drink. Which reminds me you cut me off before I could ask your pet if she wanted a drink?" I glanced at Taber.
"She doesn't. Shall we get on with the business at hand?"
"Ah yes that. You want my help in eliminating Gabriel and his Raven." Taber nodded. "My question as always is what do I get in return for helping you?" Taber obviously hadn't thought of that but before he could say as much she spoke again. "Very clever that." Risika said pointing at the scars on his cheek then at the blood under my fingernails. "Well, Taber, I am waiting. What do you offer in return?"
"What do you want, Risika?" She smiled as though she'd just won a prize.
"That depends on what you mean. I want to kill you, but you already know that. I want to fight Jagar but he refuses. I want to see Seite but he's never around. Ah but you mean for my fee do you not?"
"What else could I mean when I certainly could not give you any of those other things?"
"What do you think little pet? What do you think I deserve for helping your Master?"
"I-"
"I hardly think Angel is capable of giving you a useful answer." He said challenging Risika with a look.
"Oh, I concur Taber, I think what she has to say will be at least amusing. Well little pet what say you?"
"I am not his pet." I said angrily.
"Really?" Risika said mockingly.
"Really. As for what you deserve for helping him depends highly on weather or not you are going to kill Gabriel and Raven."
"Oh?" She asked eyebrows raised in question.
"If you're going to kill them you could always take their blood to do it. Right? I mean taking the blood of another Vampire makes you stronger right?" Risika smiled lazily.
"What do you know Taber? Your little pet has a brain in her head. I think that that will do nicely for my prize. I get to drink Gabriel's blood for my fee. Or do you not like an idea that would make me strong enough to crush you?"
"It's fine. Now if we are all settled on your fee? We need to go but I'll be in touch." He stood up dragging me with him with out waiting for her answer. We walked arms around each other still until we were out side and only then did he curse loudly and vividly. "You!" He said in an intense whisper after his stream of profanity had stopped.
"What?" I snapped irritated.
"What? What indeed? You've signed my death warrant is what." He said his intense whisper becoming almost frantic.
"Am I confused or did you just imply that you are a walking corpse?" I asked him sarcastically. He moved so quickly so suddenly that one moment I stood feet away from him and the next his hands were crushing my shoulders as he shook me.
"You. Told. Her. She. Could. Drink. From. Gabriel." He said punctuating each word by shaking me. "Do. You. Know. What. That. Means?"
"You're hurting me." I said my voice coming out in a bare whisper. He pushed me away from him disgusted with me. But he pushed me to hard and I fell-hard-to the ground. An instant later he had picked me up and was cradling me against his chest saying over and over that he was sorry. I could feel him walking now though I didn't look up from where my head was buried in his chest. He laid me down gently and a minute later I felt myself sliding into sleep.
A/N: Yes Risika is way OOC but I'm not Amelia and y'all must remember this alright? For my purposes Raven is not a Vampire. Review or Flame! (-^_^-)
O.K. This note is in reguards to my beta. (And some of you too though I'm not going to name names!) I am not ignoring the facts from the books. Got it? Amelia has never written about blood-bonds so there fore I can make up stuff about them as I go along which suits me just fine. If it bothers you so much why not stop reading this?